ttwitc9516 wrote:
Have any of you done this? I'm not a fan of my ducted ac. It doesn't seem as efficient and now that one of my unit has faild it seems like a logical time to make the change. Will a nonducted unit bolt in place? I can just ignore the ducting.
ttwitc9516,
Just wondering, what kind of coach, year, model etc.? Some of the Winnes and Itascas out there had the rear main duct, at the bend where it exits the cooler and starts the assent up the back of the coach, become dislodged from the bend. Some folks had to get in there and re-tape the duct to the bend and that improved most of them drastically.
When I did my little "boo-boo" (as in backing into the house eves), I had to have some body work done on the rear of our 2004 Itasca Horizon 36GD with the 330 C-7 CAT. The entire rear cap of the coach had to be removed for the repairs to be done correctly.
When they did that, it exposed the entire duct system inside that cavity area. Apparently my ducting was in good shape but, the company that did the work, was familiar with the issues of that ducting area so, they re-enforced it anyways with new aluminum duct tape.
Our basement A/C has always performed well for us. Some folks claim they're louder and not as efficient as the roof top A/C units but, we've had both, several times and, so far, the basement A/C out performs any of the other coaches we've had. Just an opinion.
Scott
Scott and Karla SDFD RETIRED2004 Itasca Horizon, 36GD Slate Blue 330 CAT
2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Ext Cab 4x4 Toad
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